MR volumetric study of piriform-cortical amygdala and orbitofrontal cortices: the aging effect.

INTRODUCTION: The piriform cortex and cortical amygdala (PCA) and the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) are considered olfactory-related brain regions. This study aims to elucidate the normal volumes of PCA and OFC of each age groups (20.0-70.0 year old), and whether the volumes of PCA and OFC decline with...

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Main Authors: Jing Shen, Mohammad A Kassir, Jianlin Wu, Qing Zhang, Shiyu Zhou, Stephanie Y Xuan, Qinghang Li, Yongquan Ye, Jiani Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3771930?pdf=render